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Character

椎 chuí · zhuī

Character2 readings

hammer; mallet (variant of 槌 (chuí))

Radical
木
Strokes
12
Structure
Left–right
Parts
木 隹
Traditional
椎
Frequency
#2631 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

chuíMain readingzhuīRare reading

chuí

chui2Main reading
  1. hammer; mallet (variant of 槌 (chuí)) CC-CEDICT

zhuī

zhui1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is chuí.

  1. (bound form) vertebra CC-CEDICT

Words that use “椎” as zhuī

尾椎wěi zhuīcoccyxWord椎骨zhuī gǔvertebraWord胸椎xiōng zhuīthoracic vertebraWord脊椎jǐ zhuīvertebraWord腰椎yāo zhuīlumbar vertebraWord荐椎jiàn zhuī(anatomy) sacral vertebraWord颈椎jǐng zhuīcervical vertebraWord无脊椎wú jǐ zhuīinvertebrateWord

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 椎

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Same radical 木

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